funeral rite
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The majority of tombs presented one single drinking vessel as a grave good, in what would have been a specific funeral rite of this archaeological site.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
They were there to perform a Hindu funeral rite.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
The funeral rite calls for Benedict’s coffin to be carried out from the basilica and placed before the altar as the faithful recite the rosary.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
An Orthodox priest blessed the site as two people sang the funeral rite.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
Another singular funeral rite was practised in remote antiquity.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers
